Letter and parcel holder.



M. G. LONG.

LETTER AND PABGBL HOLDER. APPLIOATION FILED JUNI: so, v190s.

91 8,340. Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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MARIDA O. LONG, OF NEWTON TOWNSHIP, BUCHANAN COUNTY, IOWA.

LETTER AND PARCEL HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 18, 1909.

Application led. June 30, 1908. Serial No. 441,257.

To all whom it may concern: n

Be it known that l, MAnIDA C. Lone, a citizen of the United States, anda resident ol' Newton township, in the county ol' Buchanan and State oflow-a, have invented certain new and usel'ul Improvements in Letter andParcel Holders, oi' which the l'ollowing is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in letter and parcel holders and consistsin certain novel constructions and combinations ol' parts hereinafter'described and claimed.

The object ol' the invention is to provide a device for facilitating thework of mail clerks and to save twine used in securing packages ofletters and parcels.

Referring to the drawings forming a part hereof Figure 1 is aperspective view ol' the improvement applied to a bundle. Fig. 2 is atop plan View showing the disk in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection, and Fig. 4 is a side view partly in section showing` the catchdown.

The present embodiment ol' my invention comprises a plate A., having oneoi' its ends bent as at B, at a right angle to the plate, the l'ree endof the angular portion being bent parallel with the plate as at (l. rlheopposite end ol the plate is bent backwardly upon itself as at D on theupper l'aoe ol the plate, a closed loop E being 'formed at the junctionof the bent over portion and the plate proper, for receiving a loop F inone end ol' a string G. The free end oi the bent over portion D is bentdownwardly as at H, and passes through a slot l in the plate.

The plate is bent slightly downward as at K adjacent to the loop E, thebent over portion adjacent to the loop resting thereagainst, so that thefree end thereof is nor- ?ally pressed upward as clearly shown inooncavedisk M is secured at the center of the plate by a rivet N, theconoavity being upward, and the edge of the disk is engaged by thespring portion D, to limit the upward movement thereof. The side edgesol' the plate are bent downwardly as at O to lorm flanges.

The device is used as follows: The plate is laid on the package to besecured with the disk upward, and at approximately the longitudinalcenter of the package. The string is then brought upwardly once aroundthe package and between the spring and the disk, and thence at rightangles around the package in a transverse direction, and encircling thedisk twice, passing between the spring portion and the disk each time.

The'pit-frtions B and C .novide a hook for hanging the vfastener up whennot in use, and they may be supported by a Slat, side by side to placethem in convenient position.

lt will be observed thatthe lower Vlace ol the disk is comparatii'felyclose to the upper lace ol' the plate, so that one or two turns ol thestring around the disk will Ylirinly wedge the string between the diskand the plate.

I claim:

1 A device oi' the class described comprising a plate having at one enda downwardly projecting hook, and at the other a resilient returnportion provided with an angular end, 'the plate having a slot throughwhich said angular end passes, a loop being Al'ormed at the junction ofthe return portion with the plate, a concave disk secured to the platewith its convex 'l'ace downward at approximately the center thereof, thel'ree end ol the return portion contacting with the lower 'lace of thedisk, and a cord secured in the loop l'or the purpose set forth.

2. A device el' the class described comprising a )late having at one enda hook, and at the ot ier a resilient return portion provided with anangular end, the plate having a slot through which the end passes, aconcave disk secured to the plato with its convex 'lace downward, the'free end of the return portion contactingl with the lower vface ci' thedisk, and a cord connected with the plate at the junction ol' the returnportion therewith.

3. A device of the class described comprising a plate having a resilientreturn portion, a concave disk secured to the plate with its convexvface downward, the vl'ree end of the resilient return portioncontacting with the lower 'l'acc o'l` the disk, and a cord connectedwith the plate at the junction o'l` the return portion therewith.

A device ol' the class described comprising a plate having a resilientreturn portion, a disk secured to the plate and contacting with the'free end ol' the return portion, and a cord connected with the plate atthe junction ol' the return portion therewith.

MAR IDA O. LONG. Vilitnesses:

O. P. MCPIKE, A. L. LONG.

